La Cygne Historical Society kicks off Hometown Teams exhibit - May. 27, 2015
The tribute to hometown teams and sporting history of the La Cygne greater area officially kicked off this past Sunday at the La Cygne Historical Society. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the online edition here. ...[More]
Wind damage, high water follow storm - May. 20, 2015
Saturday evening, May 16, the National Weather Service (NWS) listed Linn County in a tornado watch, along with multiple counties in a line of storms traveling through Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check out the...[More]
Osawatomie State Hospital no longer accepting committals - May. 20, 2015
During Monday’s County Commissioner meeting Sheriff Paul Filla shared his concerns over the fact that the county is no longer able to send committals to the Osawatomie mental health facility. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the Linn County News or check...[More]
Jayhawk track hosts TRL meet - May. 20, 2015
The Jayhawk-Linn track team hosted the Three Rivers League track meet May 14. The girls have won multiple meets this year and they won their league meet, as well, with 145 points. The Jayhawk girls were followed by St. Paul, 92, Northeast, 51, Pleasanton, 50, Uniontown, 43, Oswego, 36, Marmaton Valley,...[More]
Blu-Jay boys’ track finishes second, girls fourth at TRL meet - May. 20, 2015
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Jayhawk-Linn on May 14 to compete in the Three Rivers League track meet. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams did well at the meet as the boys placed second with 99 points and the girls were fourth with 50 points. To see the full article, check out...[More]
Kurt Eugene Kluge - 03-03-1942 to 05-16-2015 - May. 20, 2015
Kurt Eugene Kluge, of Mound City, Kan., went to the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2015 – he was 73. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., on March 3, 1942. Kurt served our country in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Cold War, serving at Bunker Hill AFB and overseas on the island of Guam. He...[More]
Michael Wayne-William Cox - 10-04-2001 to 05-16-2015 - May. 20, 2015
Michael Wayne-William Cox, 13, died as the result of a canoe accident on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was born at Fort Scott, Kan., Oct. 4, 2001, the son of Wesley and Patricia Jackson Cox.He had just finished seventh grade in the Pleasanton Junior High School. He enjoyed playing video games, riding his...[More]
John Carl Johnson - 10-29-1924 to 05-15-2015 - May. 20, 2015
John Carl Johnson, 90, Mound City, Kan., passed away Friday, May 15, 2015, at Prescott Country View. He was born at Linnville, Kan., Oct. 29, 1924, the son of Harley Otis and Pearl May Shaffer Johnson.He attended school at Linnville and Mound City. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II.John married Joanna...[More]
Matthew “Matt†James (Ulrich) Yarick - May. 20, 2015
Matthew “Matt” James (Ulrich) Yarick, 23, Hume, Mo., passed away May 16, 2015.Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Hume Christian Church. Contributions are suggested to Pioneer Bible Translator, c/o Marsha Casey, 11004 SW CR 10508, Hume, Mo. 64752. Online...[More]
Shirley Pieratt-Ellis - 11-09-1931 to 05-13-2015 - May. 20, 2015
Shirley Pieratt-Ellis passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Joplin, Mo. She was born Nov. 9, 1931, near Casey, Iowa, to John and Ruby Wilkerson. The family then moved to the Pleasanton, Kan., area where Shirley grew up before moving to Kansas City. She graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1949.She...[More]
